‭ ‬Clupeiformes - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Knightia

In Depth Knightia were small freshwater fish often described as‭ ‘‬herring-like‭’ ‬that lived in North America during the Eocene period.‭ ‬Also because Knightia were schooling fish they are often preserved still in their shoals with some specimens even being preserved on top of each other.‭ ‬This is why so many fossils of this fish are … Read more

Diplomystus

In Depth Diplomystus are thought to be related to modern day herring,‭ ‬and like them their strongly upturned mouths suggest that they fed in open water rather than feeding off the bottom.‭ ‬Although Diplomystus are known to have grown up to sixty-five centimetres long,‭ ‬fossils of Diplomystus are usually smaller with fossils even revealing the … Read more